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Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Middle School Moguls

Beginning life in 2014 as 'iBesties', the Middle School Moguls brand was created by Gina and Jenae Heitkamp to help girls consider careers in business and leadership, particularly in the tech industries. A successful Kickstarter campaign resulted in a line of four 11 inch dolls launching in 2016. They have rooted hair and are jointed at elbow, knee and ankle - you can see a picture of a nude doll HERE.

Last year Nickelodeon commissioned a short animated series featuring the characters, so hopefully we'll be hearing more from the brand soon!

Middle School Moguls Dolls

★ Izzy - box front / back.
★ Jada - box front / back.
★ McKinley - box front / back.
★ Sunny - box front / back.

You can check out in depth reviews of all four at the Monster Crafts blog.

Middle School Moguls McKinley

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Monday, 17 June 2019

Clueless Dolls

I never knew these existed before today but, omg, back in 1996 Mattel released a tie-in line of Clueless fashion dolls. It had three dolls, four fashion packs, and even the iconic white jeep!

★ Amber - box front / back.
★ Cher - box front / back.
★ Dionne - box front / back.
★ Jeep - box front / back.

(Greenlight did a 1/64 scale Clueless jeep too if you need a 'toy for a toy' version.)

Fashion Packs:

★ Blue - box front / back.
★ Green - box front / back.
★ Pink - box front / back.
★ Purple - box front / back.

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Sunday, 16 June 2019

This Week - 16/06/2019

It's Fathers' Day. :) Marianna's been swimming with Rhys and Hannah today, then we went to give my dad his present. Anthony had his early because we blogged about it for our Fathers Day Gift Guide - it would have been kind of difficult to keep it quiet after that!

This week has been mostly focused on work stuff. There was the LCF (local campaign forum) AGM on Monday, along with Labour group, and I had a licensing committee meeting Thursday and a scrutiny meeting of the Torfaen public service board on Wednesday. (The links go to the council webcasts.)

Marianna's been practising for her sports day all week, then they had a teacher training day on Friday so she has been demonstrating her running everywhere. So much so she now wants to be 'Flash Marianna'. Or, so she said on Tuesday, Darth Vader's girlfriend: the very originally titled 'Darth Girl'. I'm not quite sure what the obsession with Darth Vader says, but it's probably not the best sign...

On the blog this week I've written about Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls, my Top Ten Obi-Wan Kenobi Memes, and created a masterlist for the 30 Day Blog Challenges I've completed. I also put together a mega list of 200 places you can get free fabric samples (inc. free delivery). They're great for helping with decorating decisions, but are also perfect for crafts, especially in miniature. I think I've picked up enough to upholster five doll houses now...

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Saturday, 15 June 2019

Matchbox Real Model Collection

1989 saw Matchbox launch their The Real Model Collection dolls. These were 1l.5 inch fashion dolls in the likeness of three real life models: Christie Brinkley, Beverly Johnson, and Cheryl Tiegs.

Matchbox Real Model Collection Christie Brinkley Doll

★ Christie Brinkley - box front / back.

Matchbox Real Model Collection Beverly Johnson Doll

★ Beverly Johnson - box front / back.

Matchbox Cheryl Tiegs Real Model Collection Doll

★ Cheryl Tiegs - box front / back.

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Thursday, 13 June 2019

Free Fabric Samples x 200

200 Places Offering Completely Free Fabric Samples

Choosing upholstery and soft furnishings can be a nightmare - especially if it arrives and isn't quite what you expected. Fabric samples are a great way to avoid costly mistakes, as well as providing a fab source of material for your crafts box.

Here are 100 places offering completely free fabric samples in the UK: